Chew on this. - In my reading at the first of the week I hit this quote from William Law and chewed on it throughout the day.
So of course I desire to share it with you.
"Self is not only the seat and habitation, but the very life of sin; the works of the devil are all wrought in self; it is his peculiar workshop."
I was also reminded of James 4:7:
"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
You can't resist Satan if you're living in your will. It's when we die to self and seek out God's will for us that Satan is defeated because God's will is untouchable for that snake.
